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Pretzelmaker

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but to make it that far you have to be disguised as baked goods. Don some culinary camouflage with today’s Groupon: for $3, you get $6 worth of pretzels, drinks, and more at Pretzelmaker. This Groupon is redeemable at two locations: the Pretzelmaker at The Shops at Fallen Timbers in Maumee and the shop at The Mall of Monroe.

Pretzelmaker knots up homemade ropes of golden goodness daily, pairing its sweet and salty treats with a bevy of refreshing beverages. Stop-and-go shoppers can refuel with classic salt- and butter-slathered pretzels ($2.35) that pair pleasantly with a number of dipping sauces, including sweet caramel, icing, tangy honey mustard, and others ($0.65 each). Teenier mouths and mitts can wrap pintsize parts around mini salted and unsalted pretzel bites ($4.35 for a regular size). If desired, braided treats can be dusted with cinnamon sugar for no extra charge or wrapped around plump rolls of hot doggery for a shih tzu-envied, doberman-approved pretzel dog ($3.35).

After choosing a carby creation, salted snackers can tame their thirst with a refreshing lineup of blended drinks and lemonades. Gulp a summer-soaked classic lemonade ($2.45) or caffeine-freeing cool cappuccino, both of which provide a much-needed wintry boost for snowmen on the verge of melty collapse.